Airway, Breathing, Conversation

Recorded on June 4, 2025. Join us this week where USask anesthesia PGY5 residents (and soon to be staff) Drs. Alixe Pellerin, Alison Knapp, and Angela Hodgson, as well as anesthesia PGY1 Dr. Nigel Hey, discuss their journey through residency over the last 5 years. Dr. Alixe Pellerin was born and raised in Saskatoon. Prior to medicine, she worked as an emergency room nurse. She is the founder of &q...

Recorded on February 5, 2025. Join us this week where Shawn Silver, a second year medical student and prior STARS and ICU nurse with a master's degree in medical education, discusses his unique relationship with medical education and insight into how different medical professionals develop their own skillsets. Shawn Silver is a second year medical student at USask at the Saskatoon campus. He was b...

Recorded on May 30, 2025. Join us for grand rounds this week where Dr. Paige Fox, a plastic surgeon and associate professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine, discusses sustainability and environmentally-friendly practices in the operating room. Dr. Paige Fox is Board Certified Plastic Surgeon who specializes in hand surgery, reconstructive microsurgery, as well as peripheral nerve and...

Recorded on May 23, 2025. Join us for grand rounds this week where Dr. Leah Ferguson, an associate professor within the College of Kinesiology at the University of Saskatchewan and Certified Mental Performance Consultant, discusses performance optimization and practical performance enhancement tips for individuals in healthcare. Please note that due to technical difficulties, sections of this pres...

Recorded on May 9, 2025. Join us for grand rounds this week where Dr. Kevin Wong, an anesthesiologist practicing in Saskatoon, Canada, and Kent Earle, a physiotherapist practicing in Saskatoon, Canada, discuss pain reprocessing therapy and its use in treating chronic pain. Kevin Wong is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Saskatchewan. He completed his m...

Recorded on May 2, 2025. Join us for grand rounds this week where Cassidy Bell, a PGY-3 anesthesia resident in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, discusses neurodivergence and neuro-affirming care in the perioperative setting. Cassidy is a third-year resident in the University of Saskatchewan Department of Anesthesiology. She is proudly born and raised in Saskatoon and completed her undergraduate degree in...

Recorded on April 11, 2025. Join us for grand rounds this week where Drs. Keltie Anderson, Ahmed Cherry, and Henry Bi, a rheumatologist, orthopedic spine surgeon, and anesthesiologist respectively practicing in Saskatoon, discuss their approaches to patients with rheumatoid arthritis in the perioperative period. Please note that while this podcast is run by healthcare professionals, it is intended...

Recorded on April 4, 2025. Join us for grand rounds this week where Dr. Michael Dinsmore, an anesthesiologist at Toronto Western Hospital and University of Saskatchewan alumnus, discusses brain ultrasonography in the perioperative and critical care setting. Michael Dinsmore is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine at Toronto Western Hospital, where he also serves...

Recorded on March 21, 2025. Join us for grand rounds this week where Dr. Anulika Nwakaeze, a PGY3 anesthesia resident at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, discusses evidence surrounding the use of video laryngoscopy in adult intubations as an alternative to traditional direct laryngoscopy. Anulika is a third-year resident in the Department of Anesthesiology in Saskatoon. She completed h...

Recorded on March 7, 2025. Join us for grand rounds this week where Dr. Colin Ellis, a respirologist and sleep medicine specialist in Saskatoon, discusses Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), including epidemiology, diagnosis, pathophysiology, and recent developments in training modalities. Dr. Ellis is a respirologist and sleep medicine specialist practicing in Saskatoon. He completed internal medicine...

Recorded on January 31, 2025. Join us for grand rounds this week where Dr. Kerri Schellenberg, a neuromuscular neurologist at the University of Saskatchewan and director of the ALS/MND clinic and EMG lab at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon, discusses ALS, the role of the ALS/MND clinic, and the role anesthesiologists' play in the administration of Tofersen. Kerri Schellenberg MD, MMedED,...

Recorded on January 19, 2025. Join us this week where we continue our conversation with Drs. Jason Brooks and Anne-Marie Friesen, discussing a wide array of topics related to performance, adaptability, and resiliency in medicine. Over the last 20 years as a mental performance coach, Jason has collaborated with outstanding performers in diverse fields—from elite athletes, performance artists, physi...

Recorded on January 19, 2025. Join us this week where Dr. Jason Brooks, a performance and personal development coach, and Dr. Anne-Marie Friesen, a PGY-4 anesthesia resident at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, discuss a wide array of topics related to performance, adaptability, and resiliency in medicine. Over the last 20 years as a mental performance coach, Jason has collaborated with...

Recorded on January 17, 2025. Join us for grand rounds this week where Dr. Liam Dowling, a 3rd year anesthesia resident at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, discusses the history of anesthesia. Liam is a third-year resident with the Department of Anesthesiology in Saskatoon. He was born and raised in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario. He spent eight years at Queen's University in Kingston...

Recorded on January 10, 2025. Join us for grand rounds this week where Dr. Jonathan Bailey, an anesthesiologist at Dalhousie University, discusses healthcare provider burnout and strategies for behavioural and organizational change. Dr. Bailey is an anesthesiologist and Assistant Professor at Dalhousie University. He completed his undergraduate and medical degrees at the U of S. He holds a master'...

Recorded on December 20, 2024. Join us for grand rounds this week where Sebastien Turcotte, a third year anesthesia resident at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, discusses the perioperative experience of patients with English as a second language. Sebastien is a third year resident with the Department of Anesthesia in Saskatoon. He was born and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and gre...

Recorded on December 13, 2024. Join us for grand rounds this week where Shawn Silver, a second year medical student at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, discusses quality improvement research in the critical care setting. Shawn Silver is a 2nd year medical student in Saskatoon. Shawn worked as a registered nurse in the Emergency Department, Adult ICU, and Critical Care Transport. He obt...

Recorded on November 29, 2024. Join us for grand rounds this week where Dr. Melissa Wood, a General Surgeon and Surgical Oncologist with the Department of Surgery at the University of Saskatchewan, discusses quality improvement and ergonomics in the operating room. Dr. Melissa Wood is a General Surgeon and Surgical Oncologist with the Department of Surgery at the University of Saskatchewan. She ob...

(REUPLOAD) Recorded on November 15, 2024. Join us for joint grand rounds this week where Drs. Murray Dease and Lexy Regush, an anesthesiologist and obstetrician-gynecologist respectively in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, discuss non-obstetric surgery for the pregnant patient. Please note that while this podcast is run by healthcare professionals, it is intended for educational and entertainment purposes...

Recorded on November 22, 2024. Join us for grand rounds this week where Dr. Allan Meldrum, a third-year anesthesia resident at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, discusses the use of social media as a tool for medical education. Originally from Chilliwack, British Columbia, Allan completed his undergraduate degree in Honours Physics and Biology at the University of British Columbia, Okan...

Recorded on November 8, 2024. Join us for grand rounds this week where Dr. Anahi Perlas, an anesthesiologist and director of the perioperative POCUS fellowship at Toronto Western Hospital, discusses the use of gastric POCUS to guide patient care. Dr. Perlas is a professor of anesthesiology and pain medicine at the University of Toronto. She is also the Director of Research and Director of the Peri...

Recorded on September 22, 2023. Join us for grand rounds this week where Dr. Megan Surkan, a geriatrician and assistant professor at the University of Saskatchewan, presents on frailty in the perioperative period. Dr. Megan Surkan is a geriatrician and assistant professor in Saskatoon. She completed medical school and internal medicine training at the University of Saskatchewan and a fellowship in...

Recorded on September 29, 2023. Join us for grand rounds this week where Dr. Miles Berger, a neuroanesthesiologist at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, presents on postoperative delirium in older adults. Dr. Miles Berger completed his undergraduate work in biochemistry at Columbia, an MD and PhD (in neuro-endocrinology) at the University of California at San Francisco, and a transitional...

Recorded on October 13, 2023. Join us for grand rounds this week where Dr. Aaron Delorme, a PGY-3 anesthesia resident training here in Saskatoon, Canada, presents on Ozempic and emerging perioperative aspiration risks. He is joined by Dr. Russell Lenferna, a PGY-5 anesthesia resident also completing his training at the University of Saskatchewan, who presents on perioperative ultrasound to assess...

Recorded on May 29, 2024. Join us this week where Dr. Roman Gusztak, a pediatric anesthesiologist at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and Dr. Sebastien Turcotte, a PGY-2 anesthesia resident at the University of Saskatchewan, discuss the anesthetic care of patients with neurodivergent conditions in the perioperative setting from a physician's point of view. Roman Gus...